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3 questions: How old is you daughter? And Congratulations!!
What highway do you comute on? Note to self stay off during 'drive time'.
Could you give a brief review of FireFly? I assume not about the flashlight. But I've never heard of it.
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My daughter is 2..and a HUGE fan of Finding Nemo..how many 2 year olds know what the "dropoff" is ! ! In fact I bought the portable DVD player for her enjoyment during our drive from MA to Emerald Island, NC last summer. Far too much Blue's Clues. Dora and Wiggles on that trip /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Sorry to disappoint WitsEnd, I drive 5 minutes to the nearby Commuter Rail station and ride the rails into Boston!
As for Firefly..this review sums up my feelings quite well:
""Firefly was an amazing show that crossed and defied genres. It was set in space but wasn't sci-fi. It was a western but, as a person that hates westerns, don't let that fool you. Featuring flawless performances that ranged from draw-dropping drama to ridiculous humor, interesting and original storylines, and believable, unique characters not found elsewhere, Firefly easily surpassed Joss Whedon's other series, Angel, and in less than a season, rivaled his prized-work, Buffy.
For those who have not seen Firefly, familiar faces would include Nathan Filion, (Caleb the Crazy Preacher of BTVS Season 7 fame,) Gina Torres, (of the Matrix movies, and from Angel, the demigoddess Jasmine,) and Summer Glau, (featured as the primaballerina in the ballet episode of Angel, Season 3.) However, Firefly is truly an ensemble piece, with a strong cast working with excellent scripts, beautiful costumes, and better special effects (which the show doesn't rely upon) than Star Wars: Episode Two.
Without giving away all the twists of the show, some of which were never fully revealed due to its short nature (which is the direct result of poor programming directors: it was a Friday night slot during baseball season, and it was constantly being moved about so that one couldn't find the show even if you tried,) Firefly features unusual relationships, such as an odd couple marriage between Zoe and Wash, the luckiest white man alive, and the most beautiful depiction of sibling love and devotion as expressed by the lenghts Dr. Simon Tam goes to for his crazy sister River.
Buy it, watch it, listen to Joss sing the theme song, and hope they do, in fact, make it in to a movie. Or just bring it back.
Two by two, hands of blue...we may never know.""